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Household of Robert Sly (born 1832, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Sly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sly, born in 1832 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Emily (born 1858 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), George (born 1862 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), William (born 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Nelly (born 1859 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Rose (born 1870 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1857 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) and Robert's Visitor, Nelly (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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Robert Sly's household

Male

Robert

Sly

Head
Female

Emily

Sly

Daughter
Male

George

Sly

Son
Male

William

Sly

Son
Female

Nelly

Sly

Daughter
Female

Rose

Sly

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Flint

Boarder
Female

Nelly

Crow

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sly
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Sly

Head

Widower

49

1832

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Emily

Sly

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Sly

Son

Single

19

1862

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William

Sly

Son

Single

17

1864

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Nelly

Sly

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Rose

Sly

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Benjamin

Flint

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Nelly

Crow

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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